FIRST IRRIGATION IN BEAVER VALLEY
Early in May, 1856, the water for irrigating the Old Field and town plat was taken from the river at a dam east of where the Allred home had been built. It was then conducted in a good sized ditch to the N E...

WATER DEVELOPMENT IN BEAVER AND VICINITY
When the first pioneers came to this valley, it is said that one could step across the Beaver River in almost any locality. But through years of effort and planning, the water resources have developed to an...

was apportioned into two school districts. Beaver constituted District No. 1, Minersville and Lower Beaver, District No. 2. Later, Beaver was apportioned into eight school districts. An act regulating the manufacture, sale or other disposal of...

a low ebb and could not reach the town. The settlers had fully decided to abandon the place, when President Young came there on a speaking tour and promised the people that if they would remain where they were, the time would come when there would...

the ground. The washouts were repaired, and the ditch is in use today.
About three-fourths of a mile southwest of the intake, Nelson Hollingshead built a grist mill, which he and Charles Burke operated until 1900, when it was moved to the Ernest...

Fri. Mar. 4, 1898: I got ready and went down to China Town in Hurricane canyon some of the Ladies of Springdale went to see the canal we arrived there about 7-20 pm. Saturday 5: after visiting the works we hitched James Ballard’s team on lead of...

31 Days July 1910: S 17-Sat 23 I am at my old job walking the ditch bank every day this week W 20 Photographing scenery near head of canal. and at dam. Th 21 Hot. Clds around horizon. taking more pictures in the canyon. F 22 O 1-37 am. Moon...

31 Days July 1910: S 24 Dan came up canal with me, We ate dinner at Black Tunnell flume With our wives. M 25 to head of canal and back early. at Ward=Hall pm photographed the indians at noon. T 26 Dan went home today. I am on the ditch again. ...

31 & 31 Days July-Aug. 1910: S 31 Sick- Went up to Sulphur laid in shade all day. M August 1 am too sick to work to-day. Wm Ruesch is looking after the ditch T 2 Cut my lucern in the field. W 3 raked it and Cut that in the lot. Th 4 Back on...

31 Days August 1910: S 21 Hot, Sultry, Clouds. Came home a little early tonight. M 22 P.M. Wind to beat the devil, Some rain. Extremely hot before noon. T 23 Hot Few clouds. Lots of water and thick too. They finished the cement dam today. W...

31 & 30 Days Aug.-Sept. 1910: S 28 Warm Nearly clear, Waded the river and sprinkled the dam. M 29 Warm Clear Windy. I have the rheumatism in my back and hip so bad I can hardly walk only went to Sulphur. T 30 Warm Mostly cldy Windy. not quite...

30 Days September 1910: S 4 Clouds I went up early and turned the water in the canal. M 5-T 6 on the canal as usual Clear cool like fall-weather W 7 clear Jim Crawford is here tonight, he and Jake are going to St.. George on their Bikes. Th 8...